Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Norman Reconstruction
William stayed in York in Christmas...
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Executions in York
On 31 March 1379 Edward Hewison was...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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1000 Years of Justice at York Castle
York Castle has been a site of justi...
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Early Christian York
In 601, Pope Gregory decided to se...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
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Cars and Consumers
Like most cities in the Western worl...
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Anglo Saxon
What sort of York emerged after the...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Mystery Plays
- Margaret Clitherow
- Anglian Hanging Bowl
- Henry Percy and The Percy Panels
- The Retreat
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Fire in the Minster
- George Leeman
- The Female Prison
- The Black Death
- Anglian Carving
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- Military Belt Fitting
- Guy Fawkes
- Mosaic with a Woman's Head
- Medieval Prisons
- Church of St Marys Bishophill Junior
- Merchant Adventurers' Hall